Outer Mongolia
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mongolia, once known as Outer Mongolia, was part of China until 1921, when it achieved independence with the help of the then Soviet Union.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2023
"After it crossed north Belfast, for me it might as well have been Outer Mongolia, it was that far away from where my normal haunts were," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2023
Christina Hodson—a screenwriter and producer in Los Angeles, who got to know Hillary through a friend—was writing on her behalf, to let me know that Hillary was planning a trip to Outer Mongolia.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2019
I made the journey all the way to Outer Mongolia, er, the Elkhorn Mountains, this month for six days of adventure.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2015
A somewhat tentative proclamation of independence for Outer Mongolia was issued in December, 1911, by the Hutukhtu and nobles of Urga, and the Chinese were driven out of the country with little difficulty.
From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Roy Chapman Andrews
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